In Dallas, Matt Murray made 25 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins down the hometown Stars, 3-0.
“We showed some character and some real resolve, and took charge out there in the third period,” Murray said. “That was big.”
The game was scoreless through two periods until the Pens broke it open with 16 shots in the final frame while limiting the Stars to just three.
“You saw a team that has won two Stanley Cups and their mindset to start the third,” Stars head coach Jim Montgomery said. “They came out and shoved it right down our throat. We never recovered and we never responded.”
The Pens snapped a three-game skid with the win.
Dominik Kahun, Bryan Rust and Brandon Tanev scored in the third period.
“It’s great for Dominik,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “We felt like he’s been around it the last handful of games. He’s had a lot of chances and the puck hasn’t gone in the net for him. It’s a big one for us tonight.”
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Ben Bishop made 24 saves in the loss.
“We just have to regroup here,” Bishop said. “We’re playing some good hockey. We played three good games and I thought we played pretty well tonight too. We easily could’ve come away with a victory. Just keep building on it. It’s unfortunate tonight, but I like where we’re going.”
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